Dementia is the umbrella term for a number of conditions which cause damage to the brain cells. The most common form is Alzheimer’s disease which has a gradual progression. The next most common type is vascular dementia which has a step-like progression. About one in four people with Parkinson’s disease also develop dementia. Short-term memory loss‚ disorientation and loss of concentration are common symptoms. There are other less common types of dementia such as Lewy Body dementia and Frontol Temporal
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Terry Schmidt‚ MIBC 112‚ Unit 2‚ Assignment Dementia Dementia isn’t a specific disease. Instead‚ dementia describes a group of symptoms affecting thinking and social abilities severely enough to interfere with daily functioning. Dementia involves damage of nerve cells in the brain‚ which may occur in several areas of the brain. Dementia may affect people differently‚ depending on the area of the brain affected. The factors that causes
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4222-237/DEM 201 Dementia Awareness Outcome 1 1. Explain what is meant by the term ‘dementia’ Dementia is a long term condition that mainly affects people over the age of 65 although there are forms of dementia that can affect people younger than this. The term dementia covers a range of symptoms‚ the combination of which depends on the type of dementia and the parts of the brain that are affected. 2. Explain what the key functions of the brain are that are affected by dementia Frontal lobe –
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management (IM) has been defined as the means by which an organisation efficiently collects‚ organizes‚ uses‚ controls disseminates and disposes of its information (O’Brien‚ 2003). The more sophisticated and seamless the organization’s information management the more effective it is‚ this also in turn could result in an increase in its competitive advantage. Organizational effectiveness has been described as its ability to perform functions with optimal levels of input and output (Gish).1 In essence if
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Little Lamb Company needs an additional programmer for a special project. The company enters into a contract with Mary to complete this project. Just as the project is nearing completion‚ a new need arises for her services. She is asked to continue with the company to complete the new project. While completing the new project‚ the supervisor begins working more closely with Mary and requires her to use company materials and equipment while adhering to company work schedules. After two years‚ economic
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DEMENTIA AWARENESS Explain what is meant by the term Dementia The term ’dementia ’ describes a set of symptoms which include loss of memory‚ mood changes‚ processing information and problems with communication and reasoning. These symptoms occur when the brain is damaged by certain diseases‚ including Alzheimer ’s disease and damage caused by a series of small strokes. Dementia affects older and younger people and the decline in the person will get worse as more brain cells are damaged or die
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1.) Aside from the advantage of instantaneous transmission of information‚ what other advantages do you see with types of performance appraisal system on the internet? Immediately‚ I found several advantages for those participating in using the 360- degree performance appraisal system via the Internet. First‚ due to the fact‚ that the 360 performance appraisal is internet-based‚ it provides accessibility 24 hour a day thus allowing the appraisal to completed virtually at any time and from anywhere
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Week 2 Individual Database Environment Paper DBM/380 May 26‚ 2014 Sandra Graca DATABASE ENVIRONMENT FOR SMITH CONSULTING ANALYSIS OF THE DATABASE ENVIRONMENT: To create a database environment for Smith Consulting so they can track their consulting staff‚ each staff’s member skill sets‚ and what projects they are working on‚ they require the installation of a databases setup such as‚ Microsoft SQL Server‚ DB2‚ or Sybase in their machines as well as a separate server room for the database to maintain
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Individual Work DJ Funderburk MAN6721-1 – Week 2 Professor Gray-Baker October 25‚ 2014 Individual Work Case Discussion Questions 1‚ 2‚ and 4 on page 78 Question 1United States Steel Industry The Five Forces that are described in this Case is as follows: 1) the risk of the new entry by potential competitors‚ 2) The extent of rivalry with other stabled firms‚ 3) The bargaining power of buyers‚ 4) The bargaining power with the suppliers‚ 5) The threat of substitute products. The stronger
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Sexual Preference Homosexuality has been a topic discussed for thousands of years. The Greek Gods engaged in homosexual behavior according to “A Problem in Greek Ethics addressing homosexuality in Ancient Greece” by John Addington Symonds. In recent years‚ in modern societies‚ many men and women have openly expressed that they are homosexual. With most of the population being heterosexual the main question that wonders though the minds of men and women is “why?”. Major religions such as Christianity
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